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One everyday way to earn more miles is to tie your travel rewards program to services that have recurring payments, such as your internet service or cable bill. Rewards programs may offer mileage bonuses if you have service from one of their partners; check with your rewards program to see what's available (Alaska Airlines, for example, gives you 5,000 points for purchasing or renewing your wireless plan through them).

Apparently you also can get 10,000 bonus miles from United just for graduating college; you need to open the frequent flyer account before graduating then show proof of graduation, as this person pointed out in the FlyerTalk forum.

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The article also noted recently highlighted rewards app CheckPoints to rack up miles, as well as this old-fashioned tactic: Ask friends and family for their unwanted miles.

For even more ideas on how to rack up more miles—without having to fill out another credit card application—check out the post below. If you've mastered the art of earning frequent flier miles, share your tips and strategies with us in the comments.